Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaption (open access)

Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaption

"This report focuses on the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events, the impacts of such events, and the strategies to manage the associated risks."
Date: 2012
Creator: Cambridge University Press
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part B: Regional Aspects (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part B: Regional Aspects

A report about climate change as it effects various parts of the world such as Africa, Europe, Asia, and many other regions.
Date: 2014
Creator: Barros, Vicente R. & Field, Christopher B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling; Phase I, Final Report (open access)

Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling; Phase I, Final Report

Phase 1, final report on the use of information searches and ecological modeling to assess the impact of petroleum platforms on the habitat and biota of the Gulf of Mexico in order to determine the potential changes that might occur with the removal of spent platforms.
Date: April 1998
Creator: Gallaway, B. J.; Cole, J. G.; Lissner, A.; Waddell, E.; Heilprin, D.; Wilson, C. A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptations and Vulnerability (open access)

Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptations and Vulnerability

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the climate change literature prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Date: 2007
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (open access)

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

This document offers an exploration done by the Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) which impartially assess the scientific literature on the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change for policy makers, researchers, and civic society.
Date: 2012
Creator: Edenhofer, Ottmar; Madruga, Ramón Pichs & Sokona, Youba
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Working Group III Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (open access)

Working Group III Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

A report which provides and assessment of relevant options for mitigating climate change through limiting or preventing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as activities that reduce their concentrations in the atmosphere.
Date: 2014
Creator: Edenhofer, Ottmar & Pichs-Madruga, Ramón
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. (open access)

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis.

This report presents clear and robust conclusions in a global assessment of climate change science. The report confirms that warming in the climate system is unequivocal, with many of the observed changes unprecedented over decades to millennia.
Date: 2013
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change (open access)

Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change

This report provides an authoritative international statement of scientific understanding of climate change. The report consists of three main volumes filed under Climate Change 2007.
Date: 2007
Creator: Metz, Bert; Davidson, Ogunlade; Bosch, Peter; Dave, Rutu & Meyer, Leo
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects

A report that focuses on why climate change matters. It addresses impacts that have already occurred and risks of future impacts, especially the way those risks change with the amount of climate changes that cannot be avoided.
Date: 2014
Creator: Field, Christopher B. & Barros, Vicente R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013 (open access)

Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013

This report discusses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of wast in the United States over a 30 year period.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synopsis of Biological Data on the Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi (Garman, 1880) (open access)

Synopsis of Biological Data on the Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi (Garman, 1880)

A report on the biological data of the Kemp's ridley turtle, including taxonomy, life cycle, population distribution, and behavior.
Date: January 1994
Creator: Marquez-M, Rene
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014 (open access)

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014

A report which summarizes the latest information on U.S. anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission trends from 1990 through 2014.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana

A report detailing the history of the offshore oil and gas industry in Southern Louisiana, including a compilation of photographs, diagrams, and other visual images that were collected during the study.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Austin, Diane E. & Gaines, Justin
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana

A report detailing the history of the offshore petroleum industry in Southern Louisiana, including accounts from people who were present.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Austin, Diane E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report (open access)

Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities: Volume 2. Narrative Report

"This study examines historical, social, and economic changes in three coastal areas -- South Louisiana (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes), Coastal Bend, Tex. (San Patricio County), and Mobile Bay (Baldwin and Mobile counties) -- since 1930 and the roles of the offshore oil industry in those change."
Date: April 2001
Creator: Wallace, Barbara; Kirkley, James; McGuire, Thomas; Austin, Diane & Goldfield, David
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation (open access)

Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation

This is a report by the USDA as climate change relates to its affect on livestock and agriculture.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Walthall, C. L.; Hatfield, J.; Backlund, P.; Lengnick, L.; Marshall, E.; Walsh, M. et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Law of War Manual (open access)

Law of War Manual

From section 1.1.2 Scope: "This manual is not a definitive explanation of all law of war issues. This manual focuses on jus in bello -- law relating to the conduct of hostilities and the protection of war victims. This manual seeks to address the law of war that is applicable to the United States, including treaties to which the United States is a Party, and applicable customary international law. It provides legal rules, principles, and discussion, particularly with respect to DoD practice. Although the views of other States may be referenced in this manual, it is not a purpose of this manual to describe the views of other States, which may differ from views expressed in this manual" (p. 1).
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Defense. Office of General Counsel.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 (open access)

Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013

Report detailing the technical background to the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 - Source, Emissions, Releases, and Environmental Transport (summary for policy-makers), in response to a decision of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report was developed in collaboration with the Artic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and constitutes a contribution to the work of AMAP and the Arctic Council.
Date: 2013
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2040, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment 2007: Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Effects and Potential Effects. Volume 1. (open access)

Assessment 2007: Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic - Effects and Potential Effects. Volume 1.

This assessment report details the results of the 2007 Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic conducted under the auspices of the Arctic Council and coordinated by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).
Date: 2010
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere (open access)

Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere

Report presenting the findings of the Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere assessment performed by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) in close cooperation with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the World Climate Research Programme/Climate and Cryosphere (WCRP/CliC) Project and the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA).
Date: 2011
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States (open access)

Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States

This report not only addresses climate change, but also other change in the global environment, including water resources, oceans, atmospheric chemistry, land productivity, and ecological systems that may alter the capacity of Earth to sustain life.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library